Registration

How Registration Works

Summer registration begins March 1, 2012. Absolutely no walk-in registrations are accepted during the initial registration period. All materials must be received by USPS standard mail.

Applications that do not include all three required items (listed below) or that are not sent via USPS standard mail will not be processed. Because the program fills quickly, you should send in your registration as soon as possible.

Download and print the YASP registration form and be sure to include the following:

• completed registration form (don't forget to sign the waiver at the end)
• tuition, paid in full, unless you are applying for a scholarship (see Scholarship below)
• current photograph of the YASP applicant (for identification purposes only during the program)

Mail your application to:

California College of the Arts
Office of Special Programs
5212 Broadway
Oakland CA 94618-1426

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Written confirmation or wait-list notification will be mailed to you within two weeks of having received your application. Students who have previously attended YASP are encouraged to try new studio selections rather than repeating familiar ones.

Beginning Wednesday, April 4, walk-in registrations will be processed along with those received by mail.

Eligibility

The program is open to students who will have just completed the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade by June 2012.

Location

CCA's beautifully landscaped, four-acre Oakland campus is located at 5212 Broadway (at College Avenue), within walking distance of the Rockridge BART station.

CCA's San Francisco campus is located at 1111 Eighth Street (at 16th and Wisconsin) in the lower Potrero Hill neighborhood, next to the city's design district. It is accessible by MUNI bus lines.

Final Exhibition

At the final exhibition family and friends have the opportunity to see what their young artist has created during their time at YASP. Final exhibitions are scheduled as follows:

June 18–22 programs: Thursday, June 21
July 30–August 10 programs: Thursday, August 9

Attendance Policy

YASP is a full immersion experience. Participants are expected to be present for the entire program, barring illness. This means that participants will be in class from 8:30am to 4:30pm (all-day), and half-day participants will be in class from 12:15 to 4:30 pm, for the full 10 days (2 week programs) or 5 days (1 week programs). In our experience we have found students who miss classes, or leave class early, to be disappointed in the amount and quality of work they have to show in the final exhibit, as well as not being able to fully contribute to collaborations with their fellow students. If another activity (e.g., soccer practice) or family vacation plans (e.g., students being pulled out of the program one day early) will conflict with a full-time commitment to the Young Artist Studio Program, do not register your child for the program.

Conduct Policy

CCA is committed to offering high-quality arts programming. All YASP participants should have an interest in art. In the event a student's behavior is deemed disruptive to other participants (by one of the instructors or by the dean of Special Programs), CCA reserves the right to withdraw the participant from the program. No refund will be issued.

Tuition

All-day program: 2012 tuition to be announced
One-week and half-day program: 2012 tuition to be announced

Prices include all supplies. Payment is due in full with your registration materials, either by check (payable to California College of the Arts) or by MasterCard/Visa.

Scholarships

CCA offers scholarships to YASP applicants who have significant financial need. Because the program fills quickly and the number of scholarships is limited, we strongly recommend you only apply for a scholarship if your family could not otherwise afford the program.

Spaces are reserved for scholarship recipients. (Note: Scholarships are for all-day participants only.)

If you wish to apply for a scholarship, please check the appropriate box on the registration form and include with your application:

• a copy of the parents' or guardians' 2011 federal income-tax return
• a statement by a parent or guardian describing the family's financial need and the applicant's interest in the program
• name and telephone number of one of the applicant's current teachers or school counselor

Scholarship applicants must submit all their materials by Friday, March 23.

Award notifications will be made by Monday, April 9.

Returned-Check Fee

If for any reason your tuition check does not clear for payment, CCA will charge a $25 fee.

Refunds

Withdrawal and/or refund requests must be made in writing. You may fax your request to 510.594.3771 or mail it to:

California College of the Arts
Office of Special Programs
5212 Broadway
Oakland CA 94618-1426

The postmark will be honored as the official withdrawal date. Refund requests are not accepted by phone or email. Students (or their parents) must call the Office of Special Programs at 510.594.3710 to confirm receipt of withdrawal requests.

Questions?

Call CCA's Office of Special Programs at 510.594.3710.